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JohnD

Hi Harv,

It's great to hear from you it brings a smile thinking of fishing with you and your Dad. Awfully sorry to hear about the tough times you've been through and really hope they're behind you now and smoother sailing ahead!

Cheers,
John

JohnD

Bob, it will be awesome to see you & to me the worst part of your trip will be Del. Bay (maybe). only the last leg into St. Mic's is a little sketchy, but following the channel is easy enough. Only a few weeks away now, can't wait!

JohnD

Sad to hear about Bob's passing, prayers and condolences to his family..

JohnD

I've got a lower helm on my B35 and its handy for docking and "howdy boating". I find that anything over 10kts I find is too much bow-rise to be any good.

-John

JohnD

Hi Yannis, My B35 has cat 3126's with 420hp and I cruise at 22kts at 21-2200rpms depending on seas. It's a quiet comfortable ride. I can easily cruise at 24-26, though at 2300+ the turbos are really kicking in and here in the Chesapeake the short chop makes it a bumpy ride. Oh yeah I had to use a 1....

JohnD

Happy B-day UV! glad we had a chance to meet and discuss boats and life.

JohnD

I know where you can get a good deal a B35....

Just saying

JohnD

Ahh, brings back fond memories, fishing on Doug's boat with John F, Harv & his Dad Sal. Truly priceless

JohnD

Hey Mark, I booked 1 to 5 Jun with Thursday and Monday as travel days.

As for location it shouldn't be too far from Friday's event and Sat by boat to ??

-john

JohnD

I made our reservations today, at Palm Suites in Atlantic Beach. They have a boat ramp and I'm planning on trailering my 20 Moppie "Jabba Jaws".

It will be nice to see old friends and new ones too.

-John

JohnD

Bruce,

Thanks for letting us know and I want to pass our Deepest sympathies to Capt. Patrick's family, friends and fellow B31 family.

John & Melinda

JohnD

Still here just consumed with work &family stuff

JohnD

Add more weight ;)

JohnD

Hey Mike, The B35 has been a good boat, I bought mine in 2000 with 454's and then repowered with 420hp Cats in 2008 (perfect timing) it went from maybe 18kt cruise to 24-25kt cruse, though most of the time I prefer 22kts @21-2200rpms the motors are loafing and the hull floats over the chop. I think ...

JohnD

John, Not that I have to tell you, my advice is 2500 Dodge tradesman with 6.4 or 5.7 if you don't like multi-displacement. The 2500 gives you beefer brakes and suspension which you may not NEED, but don't hurt and the ride of the 2015's is way better than my '04 other than that, my neighbor has a ve...

JohnD

Very nicely done.

JohnD

Nice, but takes the fun out of it. I was amazed when I learned to shoot the m16a2 in bootcamp & saw waht could be done with the iron peep sites & a someone spottin for you. We learned that your body position had as much or more to do with the shot placement then aiming, even when standing...

JohnD

I've got a set of 450 hp in my B35 and they work good for me. They're more like C series cummins as far as size and weren't the easiest to install in a B35. Based on size, I wonder about fitting length wise in a B31. I've not put too many hours on them but happy with power and performance. I use Alb...

JohnD

Sean, I have a mechanic who did mine out of salvage parts (I'm doing this on the cheap). He handled getting and install the parts needed, reusing the existing trim controls. Size wise the new either fit or was slightly large, so just a little cutting was needed, no need for filling in any areas. My ...

JohnD

Sean,

Another option would be to replace the old pre-alpha with and Alpha 1 r 2 and keep the straight 6, that's what I did, but now the motor is bad.

Br,
John

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John,

Nice work, glad it turned out nice. I found humidity mattered when I did the bulkhead on my boat.

br,
john

JohnD

Jimmy,

She's looking Great, congrats on being able to do a second & the way you want!!

JohnD

Rock, patience and timing my friend. Take care of things now & when the timing is right again, keep an eye out and it work out.

Br,
John

JohnD

Peter, looking good!! enjoy every minute you get out with the family, they grow quickly!

JohnD

Very nice work, I love the teak accents.

JohnD

John, still looking good!! We've had some beautiful weather lately.

JohnD

Mark, I was in my early 20's and don't know if we hit every bar or not. I do remember a couple of us moving the back end of a Cadillac on a dare. Two different time we went to Ft. McCoy for cold weather training with our helicopter squadron HMM-263. Nice folks and wide open spaces is what I remember.

JohnD

Wouldn't you rather have Old Style?

I once did the square in Stevens Point, I had a good time from what I remember. Good folks, lots to drink and too damn cold.

JohnD

Merry Christmas to all & Timmy good to here from you.

Best of the New Year to all

JohnD

Sad news to hear Walter's passing. Condolences to Walter's family.

JohnD

John,

Congrats!! It's got to be a good feeling getting out on the water after all the work you've put into her, in a word ENJOY!!!

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JohnD

JohnD

Bob, Congrats!!

Nicely done, I wish you 10 hours of enjoyment for every hour you put into getting her this far!!

br,
JohnD

JohnD

I found a replacement at Defender, I took the window off and measured the opening. I found one that was similar to the one it replaced, I was able to re-use inner frame backing.

Good Luck,
John

JohnD

Congratulations John!!!

I'm glad to see Crows Nest find a good home & please pass Doug our best wishes!

JohnD

JohnD

Walter, Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

JohnD

John, I too have and like the toggle switch on/off and push-button start, just re-used the same as when I had gas. Here's a link to Teleflex Heavy Duty line of gauges, I'm using them along with orig Stuart-Warner and you have to look close to see the difference. price isn't too bad either. http://ww...

JohnD

Yup, better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it;

JohnD

John, What you describe is how I use my B35 for the past 3 years. Most trips are idle speed + for 1-2hrs, quoting Uncle Vic "Howdy Boating", no black smoke. The recommendation, from my mechanic when I had the checked out was to spin them up to 2300 or so for a couple of minutes at the end of the day...

JohnD

Merry Christmas to All, may your blessings be many and worries be few.

JohnD

Rest in Peace Uncle Vic..

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Roy family.

JohnD

Wow, she turned out nice. Just in time we hit a 36, 34 & 28 rock around channel marke 83 today!! VERY SLOW bite, but they're out there!

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JohnD

JohnD

You've got to be kidding, I don't have time to tend the fleet I have.

Besides If I do another bertram it will be a 25 or 39 depending on funding at the time!!

JohnF, if you get it I'll help ya get it home!

-JohnD

JohnD

Welcome Joe, Good looking rebuild. Gotta consider that a boat from the 60's or 70's is only worth what your or someone else wants it for. So, full steam ahead on your rebuild to suit you. The biggest thing is that having a boat configured the way you want at a known good state is the best!! After my...

JohnD

Where's it at in MD? The B20 is an awesome boat if its around Baltimore or Annapolis I'd be happy to carve out a few hours to look at it. I expect to have my '65 B20 running in a couple of weeks with an fresh Merc165 and new-to-me Alpha1 outdrive. damn well may see more hours this year than my B35!!...

JohnD

John,

Melinda's got an idea of how it could work. However I'm unqualified to expain what she means..... I think I understand but don't want to over-reach my intelligence.

We'll give ya a call later on Sunday night ( I've got to cook and serve corned-beef and cabbage)

br,
JohnD

JohnD

John, Best of luck to you Dad in his search. It's a good time to be a buyer hope he finds something that fits for him. A nice reliable rig would allow him more time enjoying the water. Let us know how things work out. Now if he's ready for some luxury, I'll make him a hell of a deal on a B35 ;) br, ...

JohnD

I'm partial to the teleflex heavy duty style like these

http://marineengineparts.com/shopsite_s ... ge520.html

they match the old stewart-warner which were original on my '72, not to mention they're easy on the wallet.

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JohnD

JohnD

That's Beauford SC, not Beauford NC (don't say them the same or else...).

I know the diff only because of bootcamp at Parris Island SC (not france) and 6yrs in jacksonville NC.

Someday, I may just retire down there if I can ever escape from MD with any health at all.

JohnD

Casted my vote and posted for friends to vote.

JohnD

Peter, Here's another source, I've got the plans for the v-12 and hope maybe 2012 is my year to build. Every time I start to think about getting the wood "life" gets in the way... Anyway there's also a forum with techniques. Plans use fg tape 6" wide on the seams and optional full fg on the bottom. ...

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